Is vac necessary on a boost gague??

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Oct 17, 2002 | 08:37 AM

fire7882

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Is vac necessary on a boost gague??

I have a boost gauge laying around without the vac. it only reads boost up to 15 psi. I like it better than the ones that read vacume because it is easier to read. Is the vacume reading necessary or will this gauge be ok.

Oct 17, 2002 | 08:45 AM

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Re: Is vac necessary on a boost gague?? (fire7882)

It's nice to know your vac reading at idle, in case you have a vac leak or something.

Oct 17, 2002 | 10:35 AM

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Re: Is vac necessary on a boost gague?? (inspyral)

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It's nice to know your vac reading at idle, in case you have a vac leak or something.

But it is better than nothing.

Oct 17, 2002 | 10:41 AM

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Re: Is vac necessary on a boost gague?? (inspyral)

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It's nice to know your vac reading at idle, in case you have a vac leak or something.

especially if you boost really high and you need to do a systems check.

Oct 17, 2002 | 04:27 PM

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Re: Is vac necessary on a boost gague?? (themi6group)

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It's nice to know your vac reading at idle, in case you have a vac leak or something.

especially if you boost really high and you need to do a systems check.

yuppers. i guess, it would depend on how advanced ur setup is, if its just a junkyard turbo , that would be more than enough..but it would be nice to have -vac readings so you can check for leaks!